Fauci: US is 'struggling' to get coronavirus under control, to say otherwise would be wrong

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Updated: 12:44 PM CDT Apr 5, 2020

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a race against time for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo inside the nation's Corona virus epicenter. We have about six days at the current burn rate of ventilators on, and you can't buy any more ventilators. The Javits Convention Center will now serve as a field hospital for Corona virus patients that do not need intensive care as hospitals throughout the city grow even more overloaded medical personnel pleading for the right equipment to keep them safe. We're we are getting sick. It doesn't matter how many ventilators we get if we are dead and cannot run the ventilator. Their battle cry for supplies amplified for weeks by leaders in the country's hot spots as they watch their medical facilities fill up. This is a national problem. It needs a national response, and it needs a national called the Action. But President Trump says the primary responsibility doesn't lie with the federal government, but we're back up. Ideally, those states should have had all this equipment, and I think they will the next time. Meantime, while Trump maintains a nationwide stay at home order isn't necessary, the nation's top infectious disease expert says all states should already have such orders in place. If you look at what's going on in this country, I just don't understand why we're not doing that. We really should be now in New York City and Los Angeles. If you must go outside, it's highly encouraged to keep your face covered. Now notice I haven't called them masks. That's because N 95 other medical grade mass like surgery mass are reserved for medical workers. The CDC will soon release national guidelines on wearing facemasks, but Trump says they will not be required. Frankly, I don't think I don't think they'll be mandatory because some people don't want to do that. But, uh, if people want it as an example in the mix, people wanted to wear them. They can. Dr Deborah Burkes telling Americans Don't forget about social distancing, noting the curve of US Corona virus cases shows not every American is taking those guidelines seriously. So this is really a call to action. We see Spain, we see Italy, we see France, we see Germany. When we see others beginning to bend their curves, we can bend ours, but it means everybody has to take that same responsibility

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Fauci: US is 'struggling' to get coronavirus under control, to say otherwise would be wrong

The nation's top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the United States is "struggling" to get the coronavirus crisis under control and that to say otherwise "would be a false statement."Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Americans in an interview on CBS that "it is going to be a bad week" ahead as there is an escalation in cases, but that "within a week" or so the number of cases should start to flatten out."Are you saying, doctor, despite the deaths that we may see, that mitigation is working, and that you do have this outbreak under control?" CBS' Margaret Brennan asked Fauci."I will not say we have it under control, Margaret. That would be a false statement. We are struggling to get it under control, and that's the issue that's at hand right now," Fauci replied.Related video above: Fauci leads call for all states to issue stay-at-home ordersHe continued: "The thing that's important is that what you see is increases in new cases, which then start to flatten out. But the end result of that you don't see for days or weeks down the pipe."Fauci said that it was crucial for the coronavirus to get "globally under control," or it could become a seasonal issue. He also said that efforts to obtain a vaccine and the beginning of clinical trials will hopefully mean the U.S. is more prepared if there is a resurgence of the virus.As of Sunday morning, there were at least 312,000 known cases of the novel coronavirus in the US and more than 8,500 people have died, according to a tally by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.

The nation's top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the United States is "struggling" to get the coronavirus crisis under control and that to say otherwise "would be a false statement."

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Americans in an interview on CBS that "it is going to be a bad week" ahead as there is an escalation in cases, but that "within a week" or so the number of cases should start to flatten out.

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"Are you saying, doctor, despite the deaths that we may see, that mitigation is working, and that you do have this outbreak under control?" CBS' Margaret Brennan asked Fauci.

"I will not say we have it under control, Margaret. That would be a false statement. We are struggling to get it under control, and that's the issue that's at hand right now," Fauci replied.

Related video above: Fauci leads call for all states to issue stay-at-home orders

He continued: "The thing that's important is that what you see is increases in new cases, which then start to flatten out. But the end result of that you don't see for days or weeks down the pipe."

Fauci said that it was crucial for the coronavirus to get "globally under control," or it could become a seasonal issue. He also said that efforts to obtain a vaccine and the beginning of clinical trials will hopefully mean the U.S. is more prepared if there is a resurgence of the virus.

As of Sunday morning, there were at least 312,000 known cases of the novel coronavirus in the US and more than 8,500 people have died, according to a tally by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.